LAS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>ME AND CONSUMER REPORTS!! While Sony's VCRs received very high ratings for
>picture quality and other specs, Consumer reports readers pole ranked Sony at
>the bottom for reliability.
But that wasn't talking about Sony MD portables, which is what we're
talking about here.
>Since the number of MD recorders sold is such a
>small fraction compared to other electronic components, it is hard to gauge
>their reliability patterns.
So if, as you say, it's hard to gauge the reliability patterns of MD
portables, how can you claim that Sony's are "known to be nothing but
trouble"? By your own admission that is patently unsubstantiable.
CR's "consumer polls" are not the most reliable sort of information
because of their self-selecting bias. If you look around the MiniDisc
newsgroups and web pages, you don't see a lot of problems with Sony MD
portables. And when you ask retailers about the reliability of Sony
portables, you usually get a positive response.
>All I know is that there was a time where the
>number of Sharp 701/2s were failing within 6 months or so at such a high rate
>(more then 20%) that you would be foolish to buy one.
And what does that have to do with the quality of Sony MD's?
>What are you supposed to do for that month. Especially is the particular
>unit happens to be something that you depend on and need to use almost every
>day?
None of us is disputing that sending a portable back for repair sucks.
But to say that Sony portables "are known to be nothing but trouble"
without anything to back it up is not doing a service to anyone. That's
all.
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